Determinants of the match between student ability and college quality

Journal of Labor Economics

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 45-66

  Dillon, Eleanor Wiske ^a   Smith, Jeffrey Andrew ^b  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

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EID: 85005979509     PISSN: 0734306X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/687523     Document Type: Article

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